Telegram-herald., 1887-08-25
SENIOR PEDRO DORAAO
a WANDERING TOURIST . SPAN.
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Old MeoFssh Cities

IN writing 70 3 friend in this city. under
date of Gran Hotel ds las CuAtro Nsciones,
Bsroelons, Spain. August &c Peter Dorsn.
who II was ruHoFed had disappeared and
for whom John ID. AcIntyss Was moara-
ing, SAWS.
- e crossed the PyPsuees and made our
first stop al 81. Sebastian, q noted spanish
watering pace, at tEs foot of the Pyrenees
and on The Bay Of Bisoay. There yon see
al the style sad grandeur OF spain. the
Queen herself being there. krem tEsfs Ne
proceeded 10 Burgess. one Of tne oid span
ish towns. founded during the days OF the
N00rs and Noted for having the most print
tive gothic style OF architecture ia rs
cathedral that Is possibly IN existence. The
cathedral Was built ABOUT the
tenth century. From there Ne jour
neyed 90 VallOd0lid, from where. aitef
a short visit We went u the kScuIiai
which is a palace built by Phillip al. OF
Spain, IN the shape of gridiron. 1t con
talns many valuable paintings. and Is noted
for being the burial plsce Of al the kings
aud queens Of Spain"
Thence We proceeded 10 Madrid, where
We TOOK in the bull fight on Sunday. There
We're about ten thousand people assembled.
and il was really & bloody contest Nine
horses and four bulls were killed and twO
men disabled. Two OF the bulls became so
furious that they jumped out of the ring.
and you ought 10 have seen the scattering
of the people. But there being d second
barricade they were Tecaptnred. The bull
ring is built in the shape of a circle with
seats something like those in Il circus in
tiers one above another. but they are made
OF stones, and really as much fun as seeing the
bull fight is To watch the different ex-
ft..rx a
from the Spanish Grandee 10 the poorest
and the same IS regards the ladies"
Madrid is very pretty city, having nice
gardens and fine promenaces. Although
commenced during the days of tte Romans.
the greater part Of il is modern, the Capital
OF Spain and Portugal having been moved
by Phillip. Then it being the center of his
two kingdoms, il contained upwards OF
half million inhabitants and the finest
palace in Europe. 1els may be Judged
when Napoleon having examined the
palace exclaimed, these people live better
than | who ana the Emperor of nearly all
the world The picture gallery contains as
precious collection as any in Europe,
having a greater proportion pf works of the
most celebrated artists"
From Madrid we proceeded to Toledo,
famous for having formerly been
the capital of Spain. IT contains buildings
probably mere ancient than any city IN
Spain. Ia fact. all of its buildings are old
and the greater part Of them were built by
the Moors. Then there is q synagogue used
by the Jews in Moorish days and which
contains specimens OF Moorish architecture
painting and sculpture. Ii Is now used Dy
Christians, who took possession of il after
the expulsion of the Moors. In it you Will
also notice old Hebrew inscriptions. The
cathedral is also very fine and is the seat OF
the Catholic Primate of Spain, being even
higher than Madrid. We also stopped oil
ct Nalencia, famed for its oranges
Taisins, and quite seaport town. In going
and coming from Valencia you ride for milel
| through orange groves interspersed with
| olives, hg trees and grapes. The soil II
| naturally barren, but made productive by
means Of irrigation, The appearance oi
| those trees in the valleys and on the noun
tain slopes is exceedingly pleasing to the
| eye. We reached Barcelona last night The
| place has 250, 600 inhabitants and is really
| the most energetic city in Spain. 1t wa,
| founded by the C8rthagenians. There i
/ quite a difference In appearance between
| this place and Toledo, one represents prog
ress and the others the habits and custom.
OF the middle ages. We go from here across
| the Pyrepees To Paris aud through South
erl France by the Mediterranean Sea. W.
4 entered by the bay OF biscay side. All o
Southern France looks like one vast garden
the most fertile country for ali kinds o
products that perhaps ever saw"
Yesterday We rode for miles along th'
shores OF the Mediterranean. There is NOR.
garlic to the square inch in this Spanish
/ cooking Jnan any | ever saw before. Bu
they sre not half so ere sdy FOR money, prob
| ably because Americans have not been ~
| Spain to spoil their cooks. Tourists sell
dom come here, but it is very interesting
] country al the same